title: Plant as a plenteous reserve of lectin.
abstract: Lectins are clusters of glycoproteins of nonimmune foundation that combine specifically and reversibly to carbohydrates, mainly the sugar moiety of glycoconjugates, resulting in cell agglutination and precipitation of glycoconjugates. They are universally distributed in nature, being established in plants, fungi, viruses, bacteria, crustacea, insects, and animals, but leguminacae plants are rich source of lectins. The present review reveals the structure, biological properties, and application of plant lectins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology; School of Life Sciences; North Maharashtra University; Jalgaon, India.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Ingale
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology; School of Life Sciences; North Maharashtra University; Jalgaon, India.
authors.forename: A U
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Hivrale
mesh_terms: D000371:Agglutination / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D037102:Lectins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000187:drug effects; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D037102:Lectins
keywords: biological possessions; glycoprotein; lectins; leguminous plant